Global Patent Index - EP 1086474 A1

EP 1086474 A1 20010328 - SPARK IGNITION SYSTEM HAVING A CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE SYSTEM AND A MAGNETIC CORE-COIL ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

SPARK IGNITION SYSTEM HAVING A CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE SYSTEM AND A MAGNETIC CORE-COIL ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

ZÜNDSYSTEM, MIT EINEM KAPAZITIVEN ENTLADUNGSSYSTEM UND EINER MAGNETISCHEN KERN-SPULENANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME A ALLUMAGE PAR ETINCELLE MUNI D'UN SYSTEME A DECHARGE CAPACITIVE ET D'UN ENSEMBLE NOYAU-BOBINE MAGNETIQUE

Publication

EP 1086474 A1 20010328 (EN)

Application

EP 99928595 A 19990611

Priority

  • US 9913265 W 19990611
  • US 9602298 A 19980611

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9965041A1] A spark ignition system for an internal combustion engine has a capacitive discharge (CD) system connected to a coil-per-plug (CCP) magnetic core-coil assembly. The spark ignition system is connected to a spark plug and is adapted to initiate an ignition wherein a spark is produced across the gap of the spark plug. The spark ignition system includes a magnetic core-coil assembly having an amorphous metal magnetic core, a primary coil and a secondary coil for a high voltage output to be fed to a spark plug. The CD system is charged and rapidly discharged through the primary coil of the magnetic core-coil assembly using a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) as the switch. Operation of the SCR is controlled by circuitry that controls the firing of the spark ignition system. The magnetic core-coil assembly acts as a pulse transformer, so that voltage across its secondary coil is related to the turns ratio of secondary to primary.

IPC 1-7

H01F 38/12; F02P 3/01

IPC 8 full level

F02P 3/01 (2006.01); F02P 3/02 (2006.01); F02P 15/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F02P 3/01 (2013.01 - KR); F02P 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); H01F 38/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9965041A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9965041 A1 19991216; AU 4562999 A 19991230; BR 9911087 A 20020129; CA 2334868 A1 19991216; CN 1312947 A 20010912; EP 1086474 A1 20010328; JP 2002518619 A 20020625; JP 4380917 B2 20091209; KR 20010052759 A 20010625; US 6123062 A 20000926

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9913265 W 19990611; AU 4562999 A 19990611; BR 9911087 A 19990611; CA 2334868 A 19990611; CN 99809600 A 19990611; EP 99928595 A 19990611; JP 2000553965 A 19990611; KR 20007014052 A 20001211; US 9602298 A 19980611